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Taxonomy of Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		319
21125
328720		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		165
17348
314830		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		62
6400
167168		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees		23
2371
70836		Families
Genera
Species
GroupApiformes
Brothers, 1975
Bees		11
1621
47904		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees		464
16456		Genera
Species
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees		219
11594		Genera
Species
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
41
4003		Genera
Species
TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos		11
682		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Melectini Westwood, 1839
GenusAfromelecta
Lieftinck, 1972
3Species
GenusBombomelecta
Patton, 1879  ⇒ Melecta
9Species
GenusBrachymelecta
Linsley, 1939
7Species
GenusCrocisa
Jurine, 1807  ⇒ Thyreus
254Species
GenusMelecta
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees, Melectine Bees, Mourning Bees		149Species
GenusSinomelecta
Baker, 1997
1Species
GenusTetralonioidella
Strand, 1914
22Species
GenusThyreomelecta
Rightmyer & Engel, 2003
8Species
GenusThyreus
Panzer, 1806  ⇒ Lestica
218Species
GenusXeromelecta
Linsley, 1939
8Species
GenusZacosmia
Ashmead, 1898
3Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Melectini
EnglishDigger-Bee-Cuckoos


Distribution and Species lists of Melectini Westwood, 1839
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  4 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAngola
2 Genera  7 SpeciesArgentina
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAustralia
3 Genera  13 SpeciesAustria
2 Genera  3 SpeciesBelgium
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBenin
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBotswana
1 Genus  9 SpeciesBrazil
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Genus  3 SpeciesBurkina Faso
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBurundi
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCameroon
1 Genus  8 SpeciesCanada
3 Genera  6 SpeciesCape Verde
1 Genus  4 SpeciesCentral African Republic
1 Genus  3 SpeciesChad
1 Genus  4 SpeciesChile
0 Genera  0 SpeciesChina
4 Genera  16 SpeciesColombia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCroatia
2 Genera  4 SpeciesCuba
2 Genera  3 SpeciesCyprus
2 Genera  3 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Genera  10 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  17 SpeciesDenmark
1 Genus  2 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Genus  2 SpeciesDominican Republic
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEgypt
2 Genera  9 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
1 Genus  5 SpeciesEritrea
2 Genera  3 SpeciesEstonia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesEthiopia
2 Genera  14 SpeciesFrance
3 Genera  8 SpeciesGabon
1 Genus  7 SpeciesGambia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesGermany
2 Genera  7 SpeciesGhana
1 Genus  7 SpeciesGreece
2 Genera  11 SpeciesGuinea
1 Genus  3 SpeciesHaiti
2 Genera  2 SpeciesHonduras
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIndia
4 Genera  17 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Genera  10 SpeciesIran
3 Genera  11 SpeciesIreland
2 Genera  2 SpeciesIsrael
2 Genera  23 SpeciesItaly
3 Genera  17 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Genus  4 SpeciesJapan
1 Genus  4 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesKenya
2 Genera  17 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLaos
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLatvia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLebanon
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLesotho
2 Genera  7 SpeciesLiberia
1 Genus  8 SpeciesLibya
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLuxembourg
2 Genera  4 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMalawi
3 Genera  16 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Genera  10 SpeciesMali
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMauritius
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMexico
4 Genera  7 SpeciesMongolia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMorocco
2 Genera  3 SpeciesMozambique
1 Genus  11 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Genera  2 SpeciesNamibia
1 Genus  9 SpeciesNepal
1 Genus  2 SpeciesNetherlands
3 Genera  17 SpeciesNew Zealand
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNiger
1 Genus  3 SpeciesNigeria
2 Genera  15 SpeciesNorway
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOman
2 Genera  3 SpeciesPakistan
1 Genus  5 SpeciesPanama
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Genus  4 SpeciesPeru
2 Genera  1 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Genera  4 SpeciesPoland
2 Genera  5 SpeciesPortugal
2 Genera  9 SpeciesQatar
1 Genus  2 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
2 Genera  27 SpeciesRussia
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  6 SpeciesSenegal
1 Genus  5 SpeciesSerbia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Genus  7 SpeciesSingapore
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSlovakia
2 Genera  7 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSomalia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSpain
2 Genera  13 SpeciesSri Lanka
1 Genus  7 SpeciesSudan
1 Genus  7 SpeciesSweden
4 Genera  10 SpeciesSwitzerland
2 Genera  7 SpeciesSyria
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Genera  16 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTanzania
3 Genera  17 SpeciesThailand
2 Genera  10 SpeciesTogo
1 Genus  6 SpeciesTurkey
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTurkmenistan
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUganda
1 Genus  14 SpeciesUkraine
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
2 Genera  5 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
3 Genera  7 SpeciesUSA
6 Genera  29 SpeciesUzbekistan
2 Genera  1 SpeciesZambia
2 Genera  7 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Genus  18 Species


Distribution on islands
Dunk Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Morrion
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
2 Genera  11 SpeciesObi Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Queensland)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTernate
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
1 Genus  2 Species


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation
2 Genera  2 Species


Links, sources and further information
Melectini at itis.gov